Equivalencies and Advanced Placement Program

Table of B.C. Secondary School Course Equivalencies

This table includes B.C Secondary School courses that may be listed in this Calendar as prerequisites to VIU courses or programs. B.C. Secondary School courses which are not listed as prerequisites, or which do not have an equivalent through one of these alternatives, are not included.

Students who do not formally meet this English 12 requirement, but who believe they have obtained the necessary level of competency, may write an assessment test. There are currently four acceptable tests to show equivalency to English 12:

If selecting the ACCUPLACER Next Generation, test results of a minimum score of 260 on the Reading Comprehension section, a minimum score of 250 on the Sentence Skills section, and at least 5 on the Writeplacer section are considered by VIU to be equivalent to English 12 with a grade of "C”.

If selecting the Language Proficiency Index (LPI), the combination of an Essay Level of 4 or better, plus a minimum total of 20/40 on the Sentence Structure, English Usage, and Reading Comprehension sections is considered by VIU to be equivalent to English 12 with a grade of "C+”.

If selecting the Pearson Test of English (PTE), a score of 59 overall and no component score less than 56 is considered by VIU to be equivalent to English 12 with a grade of "C+”.

With respect to BC Secondary School (BCSS) mathematics courses, VIU states course and program requirements in the form of the recommended course. This is our opinion of the best course to take to prepare for a specific course or program.

Starting September 2010 the BC Ministry of Education began implementation of a new BC Secondary School mathematics curriculum for high school grades 10 to 12. In some cases Vancouver Island University also offers mathematics courses within our Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation (Adult Basic Education - ABE) and our Faculty of Science which are considered equivalent to BC Secondary School (BCSS) mathematics courses. For more information on equivalencies between BCSS, VIU ABE and VIU Faculty of Science mathematics courses please refer to the British Columbia Secondary School and VIU Math Course Equivalencies chart.

** Students who have completed an INTR course that includes ENGL 115 will receive course exemption for ENGL 115.

ACCUPLACER or the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) Test

Students who do not meet the English 12 requirement for admission to a program or course at Vancouver Island University may write the ACCUPLACER or Language Proficiency Index (LPI) assessment tests. For further information please visit VIU Assessments or call 250-740-6276.

Advanced Placement Program

Advanced Placement Program courses are generally considered to be enriched versions of B.C. grade 12 courses. In some cases a supplemental exam must be written before any advance credit can be given, however the maximum amount of advance credit to be granted on the basis of APP courses is 30 credits. A grade of 4 or higher on the exam is required for credit consideration. Courses with exam grades of 3 or less will not be eligible for credit or advance standing.

Individual courses from the Advanced Placement Program will qualify for specific advanced credit, as follows: